Approval rates for initial disability claims are down this year, especially for SSDI

Approval rates for SSI, SSDI, and all initial disability claims, February to August, 2001-2025.

Note: Approval rate = approvals divided by total decisions. "SSI only" and "SSDI only" refer to the fact that certain individuals apply for SSI and SSDI concurrently. Those applicants are not shown as a group in this chart, but they are included in the approval rate for all claims.
Source: SSA State Agency Monthly Workload DataGet the dataCreated with Datawrapper